New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
A BASEBALL RETROSPECT
GRIEVANCES OF THE PLAYERS.
THE WORLDS CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES TO BE PLAYED
IN THIS NEIGHRORIIOnD.

IN THIS NETGHBORHOOD.
The prospects Of lively passage between the
baseball magnats and the players during the coming cold
spell seem bright at present The players, OF course.
have some grievances which ought be ghed but their
! Ills are not nearly gigantic OF the players
would have the public believe. In it will be
remey difficult matter 10 make that portion OF the public
which Is conyesant with baseball lore and statistics be-
eye that the baseball player OF to-day unfortunate,
downtrodden poorly paid slave. OF the baseball
rules regulations and reservations might be modified with
advantage to tho players, still the baseball player OF to-
day IS wonderfully compared with nine-tenths
OF the rest Of working mankind The players get
nous salaries, when the work they really accomplish is
considered There few players among the League and
American Association clubs who receive less than $1,5Oo
for six months work. Some players receive twice and
Others three times that When It considered
that their actual days is completed in about Two
hours, heir position seems TO be happy one.
Broterhoods recently formed have some excellent
features in their platforms The claim that ths
organizations formed for the protection Of the players
and for the benefit Of baseball large. II the players
stick to these good resolutions and do hotheaded
and make ridiculous demands there Is danger Of .
strike" The wild and ridiculous uttcrances OF some OF
the players OF late however 10 show that the prom
ncnce their organizations have given them has muddled
their brains The League and Association managers are,
a rule disposed to do right by the players and hey
will act fairly II the payers do not force matters. Tho
players object % being transferred from club 70
another without their There few cases
record where player been sold another club
before his consent had been received In cases he 70
well pleased with the transfer and becrs his position IN
| every way. The League Brotherhood has been making
considerable noise Of late while its sister organization mas
adopted Just reverse tactics Thinking baseball men
say the Association Brotherhood IS wise in not tell
| ing all It's plans 10 the world
Now that The baseball only a
life, baseball managers should begin reform that
Will do much Increase the Interest in baseball and
make the games satisfactory The umpire at game
is the important single individual the 1ed, and
yet he Is the poorly paid. He spoil the efforts
OF eighteen $500 players and generally does t. lie
viii keep doing it, unless our baseball managers push
this ignoramus the field and employ OF dnerons
calibe is ed that higher salaries be paid
OF The present umpIres, By any means; even tho
salaries paid more than sufficient for some
Of the umpires The ignorant umpire should 60 at once
and competent men be secured The only way 20
get competent for the position Is 20 make the salary
larger and give the umpire protection from rough players
ana oughcr spectators II the League would Increase
heir umprcs' salary list and appoint Robert Fergu
SON. Manager Gafncy, John Kelly and joe Sait, thes
scheme would b. ap Landed. With umpire stan OF this
od,r battles Of would Be eonsid
craby more interesting.
The good made by the Staten Island Athletic
Club all the professional players from Their
ranks did last long All the Old professionals may
back before the already waning season "a
over The championship race between the Staten Island
and Bergen Point Athletic clubs + sim Interesting ana
unsettled Nearly dozen games have been played yen
= a
Bergen Point club has three games. % one by hef
staten Island rivals. Only games are 10 10
PLAYED, unless he staten Island nine should win them
and tic tn record when extra match On neutral
ground. Will played. The last game between the Two
club, played at Staten Island on wednesday IL
resulted in a draw. simply through poor management -
Island club II substitute player IN uniform
had been the field to Ill up the gap when catcher
Cls.le injured the Island club would. in all
probability. have won the game As It was, Ayrau was
called from the grand stand and went In 10 play IN his
street The three he made were lnstrn-
mental la giving Bergen Point clab both OF the runs
70 scored delay caused by the change was also NeA
ao- 10 the Spectators. Il Is a singular coincidence, bua
nevertheless that Roberts played third base for Tho
Bergen Point club wednesday. RDest Is the player
na awe ,hr ba, for 6c staten Island ciub
Two clubs 10 peculiar things and keep their friends
in q quanduy all the time.
Arer enough mano.u,rne to arrange whole seasons
schedule games the managers Of the Detroit and 81
Louis club, last ,,mc lo some understanding abous
playing th.r series OF games for the championship OK
the country Two 81 the Will surely be played IN
Broohlyn. probably more az the POLO Gr0und>' ana
Two az Sta en- Island The games at Washington Park,
Bloo>lyu, w.I DC played October - and 90. New
lorkers viii thus opportunity OF Witnessing
Few game, the Hogids championship Our local man.
ssr iS' s H, SS" SS5 r E l5cai pyers mshs
pi,, mp ,oa" no,o9 OF how 30 play baseball Tie games
viii attract tremendous crowds
The chances are that the Metropolitan clab Of ncxs
wear and tho buugmg OF this year viii not re-
srmblc each other much The general opinion seems %
BE- that II Government wishes TO make any more t0f-
pe,,o experiments upon any old crait, the players
OF the present team might DO used with benefit %
the public ballast They certainly good for noh-
ing OF the score or more OF baseball: remnants
who have made such aughablc exhibitions OF themselves
OF late the really good players be counted ON the
FINGERS ~ one hand club and greater results arc
urn cd FOR ncN, year. the local baseball patrons hope
the promises are myth 1t also said 10 be possible
that the will not play ON the St. George grounds after
thi, season, that grounds Will be- laid out az
Ira.tina and thar SUNDAY gmes, well week day
games. viii be- PLAYED there Rumor also has it that
O. L. Caylor win manage tho Indians after The pI,s
ent eason
The New-Yorl club, called momcnt OF admiration
the Giants" by BAH IDIOT, VII get back to New
YORK tomorrow rnng There VIII be no brass bands.
parales or 9th demonstrations made a. welcome them
In fact II anybody knows Just what time The players VIII
arrive he has said any thing about it. The nine
viii reopen League a. the POO Grounds 10
marrow afternoon IN gam" with the Boston club Tho
nine has - chance capture third place In the League
race, but few people willing 10 bet that the nine
viii eapurr that ros.tSn La aet few people seem 10
place carries 10 honors nor prizes ana oea io'oM's oi
The game would soon see the club IN lower position
THE TRIEl'yE baseball club put It's bats away FOR
the season. and broken and pulled up fingers among
the members the rcpotOra stan Will be given chance
TO heal reporters proud OF their record They hold
the new has OJ championship and Won IL nobly. ls
won four OF the games played with remarkable
and lost the match sIply through Tack OF practice.
The players defend the championship year. when
regular reportorIl league viii probably b. formed. In
case In. defeated rcportoral murers" OF The Times
can pluck up courage form another nine spring.
baseball hrahing a they give them this season.
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